Use of chia by-products obtained from the extraction of seeds oil for the develop-ment of new biodegradable films for the agri-food industry

Chia oil production and consumption have increased in recent years, producing a largenumber of by products that had low utility or economic value for the industry. In this study, abiodegradable film was successfully prepared from mucilage extracted from defatted chia flour. Thephysical chemical, opt...

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Autores: Muñoz Tébar, Nuria, Molina Casanova, Ana María, Carmona Delgado, Manuel, Berruga Fernández, María Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/40141
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10030620
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/40141
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodegradable
Chia seed by-products
Defatted chia flour mucilage
Edible coating
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Sumario:Chia oil production and consumption have increased in recent years, producing a largenumber of by products that had low utility or economic value for the industry. In this study, abiodegradable film was successfully prepared from mucilage extracted from defatted chia flour. Thephysical chemical, optical, water vapor permeability (WVP), and mechanical properties of filmsmade with two different types of chia matrixes (defatted flour and whole seeds) were determined. Ingeneral, defatted chia flour films exhibited a slightly reddish and yellowish color but still transparentin appearance, were good visible light barriers, and had better mechanical properties than filmsmade with whole seeds. They also have greater WVP values than synthetic films such as low densitypolyethylene. The results of the present study demonstrated that defatted chia flour can be used inproducing edible films with improved quality characteristics.